The Wayne County Commission has approved a $2.2 billion budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year with a day and a half to spare.

"Hopefully we are an example for the federal level and state level on how to pass a budget before the end of the fiscal year," Commission Chair Alisha Bell quipped during Monday's meeting, in reference to ongoing last-minute scrambles in Lansing and Washington, D.C., to break through stalemates to avoid government shutdowns.

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